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Home, Farm & Commercial Wiring Wireless Home Security Systems DON PAUL 526-7505 357-1537 Caldwell Construction • residential & agricultural structures • framing • siding • drywall • roofing & trim Estimates & Prints R.R. # 3 Blyth 523-9354 357-2277 Small Engine Sales & Service Hwy. 86, WHITECHURCH CJHusqvarna r os FORESTaGAF1DEN Are you managing your money or just managing to get by? Call me today to find out how Investors can help you start building your financial future. CALL Helen Hetherington 887-6817 or 1-001390-7972 Investors Group 1SuildIng futures since 1940. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1995. PAGE 17. A. Clark greets at Duff's bituaries JOHN HOWARD FREDERICK (PETE) FOWLER John Howard Frederick (Pete) Fowler of RR 1, Londesboro died at Clinton Public Hospital on Sunday, Jan. 8, 1995. He was 86. Born in Clinton on Jan. 6, 1909, Mr. Fowler was the son of the late John Anthony and Anna Gertrude (Crich) Fowler. He was a retired lifelong farmer in Hullett Twp. and a member of St. Andrews Presby- terian Church in Clinton. Mr. Fowler is survived by three daughters, Joan and Raymond Hoggarth of RR 1, Londesboro, Anna G. Boyle of Kitimat, B.C. and Gwen and Ross Rivett of Squamish, B.C. One sister, Gertrude Treleaven of Ottawa also survives him. He will be lovingly remembered by 17 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Mr. Fowler was predeceased by a daughter, Pauline Kennedy, one grandson and one great-grand- daughter. A funeral service was held at Beattie-Falconer Funeral Homes in Clinton on Tuesday, Jan. 10, with Rev. James Sloan of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Clinton officiating. Interment in Maitland Bank Cemetery. MELDA EMILY MCELROY A well-known, long-time resi- dent of Blyth, Melda McElroy, passed away at Seaforth Conununi- ty Hospital on Thursday, Jan. 12, 1995. Born in Morris Twp., she was the daughter of the late John McElroy and the former Edith Willis. Melda was a retired secondary school teacher, who taught in the educa- tion system for 42 years at schools in Cardinal, Wellington, St. Marys, Port Colborne, Guelph Collegiate and John F. Ross Collegiate in Guelph, where she spent most of her teaching years. She was in every sense of the word a most dedicated teacher and was always at her best in the classroom. Upon her retirement, she returned from Guelph to Blyth were she became active as a member of Blyth United Church and in the community. She was involved in helping bring the theatre to Blyth and was also active in the Superan- nuated Teachers Federation. She was the dear sister of Kath- leen (Mrs. Archie) Bender of Toronto and the sister-in-law of J. James Sims of London. Melda was the beloved aunt of Linda Rafuse and her husband Howard of Burlington and the dear great aunt of Sara of Hamilton and John of Victoria, B.C. A sister, Vivian Sims prede- ceased her. A private family funeral and committal service was held at the Beattie-Falconer Funeral Homes "Tasker Chapel" Blyth on Sunday, Jan. 15. Rev. Stephen Huntley was the officiating clergy. Interment will be at Blyth Union Cemetery. RUBY HANNA Ruby Hanna of Belgrave passed away Jan. 13, 1995 at Wingham and District Hospital. She was in her 84th year. The former Ruby Louise Mar- guerite Lennox was the beloved wife of the late Clarence W. Hanna who predeceased her in 1991. She was the dear mother of Lar- raine and Eldon Cook of RR1 Bel- grave, David and Joyce Hanna of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Larry and Sandra Mayberry of Londesboro and Gail and Brian Storer of Kitchener. Mrs. Hanna will also be missed by her son-in- law Wayne Minick of Kitchener and sisters Olive Jamieson of Wingham and Florence Geiger of Listowel. Mrs. Hanna was survived by 18 grandchildren and 19 great-grand- children. She was predeceased by her daughter Jean Minick and three brothers. Visitation was held at the McBurney Funeral Home in Wing- ham on Sunday. Funeral services were held the following day at the Knox United Church in Belgrave. Rev. John G. Roberts and Rev. Mary-Jane Hobden officiated. Pallbearers were Wayne Hopper, Randy McLean, Greg and Eric Cook, Daryl Mayberry and Adam Storer. Flowerbearers included Eddie Minick, Kim Mayberry, Crystal Storer and Susan Hanna. Interment will be at BrandOn Cemetery in Belgrave. In remembrance of Mrs. Hanna donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. ROBERT BERNARD ARNOLD Robert Bernard "Ben" Arnold passed away at his home in Colborne Twp. of Friday, Dec. 23, 1994, in his 69th year. He was the beloved husband of Enid MacDonald, dear father of Laura of Kitchener, Jube and Andrew McColl of Pickering, Larry and Sherry Arnold of Winnipeg, Jeff and Lynn Arnold of Oak Ridges, Ian Arnold of Pickering and dear stepfather of Bev and Cliff Snell of Blyth, Brian and Karen MacDonald of Seaforth, Barry and Cindy MacDonald, Scott and Kathy MacDonald, Lynn and Darryl Chalmers, Lisa and Kurt Whitfield, all of Blyth. He was also loved by 21 grandchildren. Mr. Arnold rested at the McCallum and Palla Funeral Home, Goderich where the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 109, held its service at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 23. Funeral service was held at the funeral home Saturday, Dec. 24 at 2 p.m. Rev. Stephen Huntley of Blyth United Church officiated. Pallbearers were Larry, Jeff and Ian Arnold Brian, Barry and Scott MacDonald. Interment will be in Maitland Cemetery. Ann Clark greeted everyone at Duff's United on Jan. 15 otherwise known as the January thaw. Geoffrey Banks started the service off by lighting the Christ Candle. Rev. Randy Banks then gave the call to worship. After the prayer of approach he made known to the congregation that a birthday card for Sadie McDonald was going around for everyone to sign. She will be 100 years old on Jan. 19. Rev. Banks also announced that because of the annual meeting next week, church will start at 11:30. Following the service there will be a pot luck lunch. • The children's story had to do with the miracle of Jesus turning the water into wine. Rev. Banks explained that a Jewish wedding The news, from alton 'Compiled by B.J. De Jong Phone 887-93351 Class gets cookies The search for the missing gingerbread men has come to an end. Each Kindergarten class found its man with a note that said he had had a lot of fun but now it was time to eat him up, and they did. Jean Ross assures us that she is still in the same house in Seaforth. Last week I had her living at Maplewood Manor. Sorry about that Jean. Heidi McClure and Melva Fraser opened the UCW meeting on Jan. 11 with devotions. Heidi read scripture and Melva read a message called, "Pearls of Wisdom". Marie McGavin played the piano for the hymns that were sung. Melva then read a 'New Year's Thought' that she had written. The business part of the meeting began and it was decided that the group will hold a beef luncheon and card games on Jan. 31, starting at 11:30. lasts for several days. The wine is a very important part of the wedding and if the wine runs out the newly married couple arc very embar- rassed. It was made known to Jesus at this wedding that they were out of wine so Jesus had the servants fill the jars with water. Rev. Banks demonstrated this by pouring water into a jar. He continued talking and went up to the pulpit and then returned with the jar now holding wine, which was actually still water to which he added red food colod'r. The sermon was called, "Gifts for All". It was based on Paul talking to the Corinthian Church about the different gifts. The recognition and appreciation of gifts was creating a major rift in the church and Paul was hoping to heal it. To Paul all gifts originate in the same spirit and are of equal importance. No one person is blessed with every gift but when everyone's gifts are pooled together the mission of the church can be made possible. When we think of gifts today, he said, ours may tend to be more materially-based. For one thing, we worship in buildings that require maintenance, repair, and renova- tions whereas in Paul's day, they met in private residences. So we appreciate the people with gifts in carpentry, plumbing, and heating. Rev. Banks recalled a man in his previous congregation who saw maintenance chores as his main gift to the church. He went on to name many of the gifts that people have and share with the church such as, teaching school, singing in the choir, visiting the sick and shut-ins, bulletin-typing, quilting, etc. Surely the spirit is at work in the gift-giving of these folk, he said. Rev. Banks finished with the call to identify the gifts God has given us for our life of faithfulness, witness, and then make use of them. • GOODS • SERVICES • TRADES